I am not one to question your picks as you are far better at it than I am but how are the Jets going to score any points with that QB and that pitiful offensive line.
You can always question my picks. Nobody is infallible here. We are here to beat the book together.
I acknowledge the OL issues are concerning. But I am looking at a few things here:
Miami had the ball in the second half down 13-0 before completely setting themselves on fire. Final score obviously skews a very methodical approach the Patriots had for much of the game. I see them approaching this game similarly.
The Jets are a Top 10 defense by the analytics after two weeks, though that is definitely a small sampling and their Yards per play leaves something to be desired (Giving up long TDs doesn't help that number). Cleveland is also a Top 10 unit and in top 10 in Yards per play. Yet Falk managed to go 20-25 for 197 in largely unimportant minutes.
I am placing this wager at this point based on the following assumptions (not necessarily going to happen)
- Adam Gase will have a plan for the offense
- LeVeon Bell will be a big part of the offense
- Falk will use the short passing game to his advantage
- The Jets will score 10-14 points this week.
Unless they give up an incredible amount of yards and TDs to the Pats and/or gift more pick 6's to them, I can still be down 35-7 in the 4th quarter and be staring at the opportunity to cover. Given the track record of the Pats not covering the number over 20 (another fairly small sampling) and given their desire to get in and out of this game without injuries or bullshit, I see a heavy dose of the running game in the 2nd half allowing the Jets to stay within the number.
Or the Pats could win by 50. Either one.